Lyvim Xaphir wrote: > > On Sat, 2002-03-30 at 02:59, civileme wrote: > > http://www.itworld.com/Sec/2199/020329nt2000hole/ > > > > Why isn't this news exciting? > > > > Civileme > > Civ, > > I just got another newsflash that you might find interesting. > > Excerpt-- > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Newsflash: Microsoft Runs Out Of Ideas > > REDMOND, WA -- In what analysts call an inevitable crisis, Microsoft has > postponed release of Windows PU, the next version of its flagship > operating system. Insiders say that the problem is due to the fact that > no one in Redmond has any ideas for improvements. Some have suggested > reliability improvements, but these were discarded as being "contrary to > the Microsoft culture." > > The problem, it appears, is due to the fact that Microsoft's aggressive > marketing and penchant for adding features to Windows which were once > separate software sold by other companies. The latest such move was when > the Redmond, Washington firm incorporated its Office Suite into its > operating system. > > A Silicon Valley venture capitalist who requested anonymity told Humorix > that there is no longer any competition for Microsoft due to the > reluctance of developers to expose their innovative ideas to a market > which is "patrolled by Jaws." "There was a time," he says, "when people > would start a company and then wait to be bought out by MS, but the > profit in this approach has disappeared since Microsoft's acquisition of > Apple Computer and Intel." Microsoft no longer is willing to pay a fair > market price for new products simply, "because it has eliminated the > concept of a free market." > > According to a stock analyst for a large New York brokerage, who also > refuses to allow its name to be printed, tells us that Microsoft's rise > was made possible by its ability to watch the software market, copy the > best new products and then drive the creators out of business. "Now," he > says, "There are no more innovators to feed Microsoft with new ideas. > It's sad. An end to an era." > __________________________________________________________ > > Yes, this is a tragedy. (sniff) > > LX >
That is... sad. And disgusting. Damn I hate M$ more & more when I hear stuff about their BS tactics. Jaws indeed. I hope someday that M$ goes down to a more manageable size & gets some real competition. Be it linux or something else. Femme -- Good Decisions You boss Made: "We'll do as you suggest and go with Linux. I've always liked that character from Peanuts." - Source: Dilbert
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